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sandy

Pronunciation:  'sandee

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas; "arenaceous limestone"; "arenaceous grasses"
  2. [adj]  of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks"
  3. [adj]  (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
  4. [adj]  abounding in sand; "Florida's sandy beaches"
  5. [adj]  composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand"
 
 Synonyms: arenaceous, beachlike, beachy, blond, blonde, coarse, coarse-grained, farinaceous, flaxen, friable, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, light, light-haired, loose, mealy, sandlike
 
 Antonyms: argillaceous, clayey
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sand"y\, a. [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS.
sandig.]
1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full
   of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy
   desert, road, or soil.

2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as,
   sandy hair.

 



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